The "Ultimate" Marvel Universe (aka universe 1610) isn't an "opposite" universe- the best way to describe its original intent was to streamline years of 616 (aka the "normal" Marvel Universe) into a cohesive whole built from the start, rather than on decades of slowly accrued continuity. The best example of this is that

pretty much all superpowers, including the Hulk and the mutant X-gene, are the result of attempts to recreate Erskine's supersoldier serum.

I guess the BrikWars version would be a universe built from the ground up around all the existing factions, rather than players adding their mythos to the existing whole? But I don't have a great handle on the ins and outs of the BrikVerse as a whole, so I dunno.

@OP:Not really necessary. The Galaktik Rekonstruktion // Galaktik Revolution system explains the random additions of new factions. Also, not all empires inhabit the same galaxy. Galaxia Nehellenium is where many of them are located, but that doesn't preclude the possibility of other undiscovered galaxies.

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Multiverse is a great go-to for whenever you want to explore any idea not already inherent in the universe of whatever story in which you're currently interested. A simple, bullshit, psuedo-scientific plot device. I've had a story associated with my Lego since I was a kid. There's a lot there. Effort, time, care, nostalgia. It's mine but it isn't BrikWars. So I separate it out into different (alternate to one another maybe) universes but its a fun exercise to occasionally have a concept or character from my own verse that I would represent differently in the Brikverse. No one will get it but me (unless they ask specifically about it) but no one really gives a damn anyway. It'll never end up on the Wiki (not that, in this case, I'd want it to) but it enhances my own enjoyment of the setting.

I would like a widely accepted second universe, mainly because this universe has gained too many "unbreakable laws", as in for example, unless your post count is over 10,000 and you have a huge army you can't make a terribly huge difference in the brikverse. If a more open second universe (I coin ultimate-verse) was made, more people could forge the landscape. Ironically, similar to the reason ultimate universe marvel was made.

samuelzz10 wrote:as in for example, unless your post count is over 10,000 and you have a huge army you can't make a terribly huge difference in the brikverse.

Now, hold on like Bonn-o-Tron. I think that would be true no matter what. If you made a "second official universe," it would benefit from the same advantages and suffer from the same flaws. Or just be generally ignored.

On the whole, I don't really have much problem with the people who invest the most time here being the ones that guide the narrative (such as it is, really) and I'm not sure why we can't just create whatever the hell we want. I've written a couple of fanfic pieces (because I can't think of anything else to call the small amount of flotsam of creative license I've tossed at these forums) set in the Brikverse. I've not come along and suddenly announced a superdevice that gives me control of the Immortals, like a douche, or just generally mucked about with other people's creativity. I try to write stuff that fits or stays out of the way. If I want to include someone else, I'm inclined to ask for their participation in my story. I'd hope that if someone came up with something that was actually really cool, it would be appreciated by those with (as if its anything near this formal) bidding power. They go, "Man, that's cool" and suddenly its a part of the narrative. We have evidence of that now, otherwise there would be no star empires or forum battles or whatever. They could also ignore it and it's *still* a part of the narrative because it's here, buried in the forums for anyone (namely newbies) to come along and find.

My suggestion would be to see how many people really feel like the place has stagnated, that the concept of the Brikverse is overevolved, that those with "influence" do not pay enough attention to lowbies...although, on this last, I seriously question whether they have any obligation to; they are, after all, just fans like you or I. Anyway, find out, see if you can make it a thing. Instead of starting over, build a creative effort to advance stories and ideas in the universe that already exists. Rayhawk built in a plot device to handle such massive reformation. The key is whether anyone feels like using it or not.

samuelzz10 wrote:for example, unless your post count is over 10,000 and you have a huge army you can't make a terribly huge difference in the brikverse.

Not true. It helps if you stick around and you're likeable. Plus having a uniform faction is also key. Thesson didn't have any of these three, but for the time he stuck around he had a memorable mercenary faction that was featured in one of Colette's brikfics. This other guy who started a faction called Dandalorians would have played a part in brikwars (I even built him an army of 20 figs) but he left before I could use them in a battle.

Although I think that this idea sounds pretty good. We can keep the brikverse less confusing and we don't have to worry about contradictions. People can start Ultimate soap operas, forum battles and storylines and the storylines that affect the brikverse don't have to ruin other plots(Piltogg's Quest and the Immortal War won't affect the Ultimate Brikverse unless people want it to). When the Ultimate Brikverse and the Brikverse want to fight we can have awesome crossovers.

6: No time? - make small edits7: Don't know what you're doing? - neither does anyone else. it's a wiki, someone will come along and fix it if you mess something up8: Not important enough? - what? who cares?